Scot Alexander Breithaupt, who helped turn BMX bike racing from a backyard hobby into an international action sport, has died, authorities said. He was 57.
Like many migrants drawn to the French port of Calais, Ali, a 22-year-old Iraqi, is convinced his life will be better if he can make it across the 32-kilometer stretch of sea separating him from Britain.
As a boy, Asif Patel would take apart toys and transistor radios, relying only on his sense of touch to rebuild them, having been robbed of his eyes and his sight by a rare condition.
The world's oldest person, the daughter of sharecroppers and a granddaughter of slaves, celebrated her 116th birthday on Monday in New York.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes and clashes killed at least 193 fighters and civilians in Yemen on Monday, residents and media run by the Houthi movement said, the highest daily toll since the Arab air offensive began more than three months ago.
World powers were set on Tuesday to miss yet another deadline on an elusive nuclear deal that would end a 13-year standoff with Iran, despite hours of difficult top-level negotiations.
A man visible on a cell block's control room monitor, pacing in his small cubicle in a gray robe, is one of a rising number of security prisoners in Saudi Arabia, as war has sparked a surge in domestic jihadist activity.
Three-quarters of Australian voters support a proposal that would strip the citizenship from Australian nationals who engage in terrorist activities.
Researchers say they can finally answer the question of whether you really are as old as you feel.
Emergency funding to Greek banks cannot be provided on "overly generous" terms or against insufficient collateral, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday, as it spelled out strict terms for banks in Greece and elsewhere to obtain cash.
At least three companies in Greece, including the largest electronic appliances chain, have paid staff in cash after the country imposed limits on withdrawals from banks last week in a bid to ward off a possible financial collapse.
About 800 million people still live in poverty and suffer from hunger despite the United Nations Millennium Development Goals being the most successful anti-poverty push in history, the UN said on Monday.
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